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en-usMedical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.Longer survival likely to be reason for increased numbers with diabetes, rather than increased incidenceOverall incidence of type 2 diabetes has stabilised over recent years, according to a new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes), whilst mortality has declined, suggesting that increasing prevalence of the disease within the population may be attributed not to increasing numbers but to longer survival of patients with diabetes. The findings were not equal across the population, however: significant differences are noted based on gender, age, and socioeconomic status.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-07-longer-survival-diabetes-incidence.html
DiabetesThu, 28 Jul 2016 18:00:02 ESTnews388928652Commission shows good progress in cancer care in Latin AmericaFollowing the success of the 2013 Lancet Oncology Commission on cancer care in Latin America, The Lancet Oncology today launches a second Commission on cancer in this region, highlighting the promising progress that has been made in just 2 years, but also the substantial barriers that remain to ensure all those that need cancer treatment and care receive optimal clinical management.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-10-commission-good-cancer-latin-america.html
CancerThu, 29 Oct 2015 03:35:45 ESTnews365308535Enthusiasm for personalized medicine is premature, prominent public health scholars argueThe increasing national focus on personalized or 'precision' medicine is misguided, distracting from broader investments to reduce health inequities and address the social factors that affect population health, two leading public health scholars argue in the New England Journal of Medicine.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-08-enthusiasm-personalized-medicine-premature-prominent.html
HealthWed, 05 Aug 2015 17:23:03 ESTnews358014173Dietary Guidelines for Americans linked to lower death rates in population in southeast USAdherence to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) is linked to lower death rates in a low-income population in southeastern US.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-05-dietary-guidelines-americans-linked-death.html
HealthTue, 26 May 2015 14:43:37 ESTnews351870208Delving deep into ancestry to help doctors prescribe better hypertension treatmentsScientists are investigating whether treatment for high blood pressure can be improved by taking a person's ethnic heritage into account.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-delving-deep-ancestry-doctors-hypertension.html
CardiologyMon, 23 Feb 2015 09:00:01 ESTnews343901677Cost of kidney donation may be too much for potential donors with low incomeThe decline in living kidney donation over the past several years has been concerning and is poorly understood. A study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) identifies low income as an important barrier to living donation, and more importantly, implies that this barrier is becoming more difficult to overcome over time. The findings suggest a need to better understand the financial barriers to living donation and to develop more effective strategies to overcome them.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-07-kidney-donation-potential-donors-income.html
SurgeryThu, 17 Jul 2014 17:00:02 ESTnews324830987Pregnant women drinking less, Australian study findsPregnant women are consuming less alcohol overall but the trend to cut back has failed to carry through to high-risk drinkers, a new Australian study found Monday.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-09-pregnant-women-australian.html
HealthMon, 02 Sep 2013 05:10:01 ESTnews297316366Socioeconomic status a significant barrier to living kidney donation for African AmericansSocioeconomic status is a more important barrier to living kidney donation than cultural factors, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings may be useful for determining ways to increase living kidney donation in the United States.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-socioeconomic-status-significant-barrier-kidney.html
OtherThu, 29 Aug 2013 17:00:03 ESTnews297002727Study reveals extent of physical inactivity disparities in EnglandEngland is building up a large future health problem in the amount of individuals who are physically inactive according to new research published today [01 Aug]. The study, which examined data on over one million adults in England, reveals nearly 80 per cent of people do not hit national physical activity government targets and finds disparities between inactivity and socioeconomic status.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-reveals-extent-physical-inactivity-disparities.html
HealthThu, 01 Aug 2013 07:41:46 ESTnews294561693Chinese people may be at higher risk for stroke than CaucasiansA new study suggests that Chinese people may be at higher risk for stroke than Caucasians. The research is published in the July 16, 2013, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-chinese-people-higher-caucasians.html
CardiologyMon, 15 Jul 2013 16:00:01 ESTnews293111422Teaching and safety-net hospitals show variations in quality and outcomes of careTeaching hospitals with a higher intensity of physician-training activity achieve lower mortality rates, but higher hospitalization readmission rates for key medical diagnoses, reports a study in the July issue of Medical Care.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-safety-net-hospitals-variations-quality-outcomes.html
HealthMon, 17 Jun 2013 12:02:09 ESTnews290689321Good design improves health by fostering physical activityActive Design: Affordable Designs for Affordable Housing is a new report that builds on the Active Design Guidelines published by New York City in 2010. The report examines strategies and costs for incorporating active design principles specifically aimed at increasing physical activity among children ages 3 to 18 years old in family-focused affordable housing developments. The strategies included in the report are based on evaluation of urban and suburban affordable housing developments across three cities: New York, New York; San Antonio, Texas; and Atlanta, Georgia.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-good-health-fostering-physical.html
HealthWed, 15 May 2013 07:59:58 ESTnews287823578Blood pressure out of control at safety-net clinicsFederally funded safety-net clinics for the uninsured lag behind other health care providers in controlling blood pressure among the low-income patients who rely on them for care, a new Michigan State University analysis suggests.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-blood-pressure-safety-net-clinics.html
HealthWed, 17 Apr 2013 14:31:38 ESTnews285427892Sleeping sickness by stealth(Medical Xpress)—Stealth is a well-known concept in military tactics. Almost since the invention of radar, the hunt began for counter-technologies to hide aircraft and missiles from detection – most successfully by modifying the composition and shape of surfaces to confound detection. In a biological parallel, the African sleeping sickness parasite Trypanosoma brucei also has a stealth-like trick for altering its surface to confound recognition by the human immune system.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-sickness-stealth.html
ImmunologyTue, 05 Feb 2013 07:05:07 ESTnews279270291First time parenting a positive experience for mental health, researchers find(Medical Xpress)—Becoming a parent for the first time may improve mental health and reduce levels of psychological distress, according to a new study from the University of Otago, Wellington (UOW).http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-parenting-positive-mental-health.html
HealthTue, 22 Jan 2013 06:24:23 ESTnews278058257Study calls for broader public access to obesity surgeryPeople with private health insurance are nine times more likely than those without to have bariatric weight-loss surgery, a new study has found.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-broader-access-obesity-surgery.html
Overweight and ObesityMon, 10 Dec 2012 08:10:02 ESTnews274348691Pictures effective in warning against cigarette smoking, study showsHealth warning labels (HWLs) on cigarette packages that use pictures to show the health consequences of smoking are effective in reaching adult smokers, according to the results of a new study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Although previous studies have demonstrated that HWLs with pictorial imagery are more effective than HWLs with only text in increasing knowledge about smoking dangers and promoting the benefits of quitting, this new research shows which kind of pictures appears to work best among adult smokers in the U.S., including smokers from disadvantaged groups where smoking rates are highest.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-pictures-effective-cigarette.html
HealthTue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:01 ESTnews271955896Survival of safety-net hospitals at riskMany public safety-net hospitals are likely to face increasing financial and competitive pressures stemming in part from the recent Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act, according to researchers at Penn State and the Harvard School of Public Health.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-survival-safety-net-hospitals.html
HealthThu, 20 Sep 2012 12:23:38 ESTnews267362609Non-communicable diseases having devastating global impactNon-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes are no longer just a problem in wealthy nations – the rate of NCDs in low-to-middle income countries are increasing faster than in developed countries.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-non-communicable-diseases-devastating-global-impact.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesThu, 30 Aug 2012 09:26:32 ESTnews265537585Speaking two languages also benefits low-income children(Medical Xpress)—Living in poverty is often accompanied by conditions that can negatively influence cognitive development. Is it possible that being bilingual might counteract these effects? Although previous research has shown that being bilingual enhances executive functioning in middle-class children, less is known about how it affects lower income populations.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-languages-benefits-low-income-children.html
Psychology & PsychiatryMon, 27 Aug 2012 16:02:33 ESTnews265302109Child food allergy prevalence linked to urban/rural status(HealthDay) -- The prevalence of childhood food allergy is associated with urban/rural status, even after adjusting for confounding variables, according to a study published online May 17 in Clinical Pediatrics.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-child-food-allergy-prevalence-linked.html
PediatricsFri, 15 Jun 2012 16:00:01 ESTnews258984038Study finds Massachusetts health reform leads to increased inpatient surgical proceduresResearchers from Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health (BUSM, BUSPH), along with the VA Boston Healthcare System and Harvard Medical School, have found inpatient medical procedures increased more among non-elderly, lower- and medium- income populations, Hispanics and whites, after health care reform went into effect in Massachusetts. The findings, which currently appear in Medical Care, suggest improved access to outpatient care for vulnerable subpopulations since health care reform took effect.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-massachusetts-health-reform-inpatient-surgical.html
HealthWed, 13 Jun 2012 10:48:42 ESTnews258803314Flu vaccination reminder via text messaging improves rate of vaccination among low-income childrenA text messaging intervention with education-related messages sent to parents increased influenza vaccination coverage compared with usual care in a traditionally hard-to-reach, low-income, urban, minority population of children and adolescents, although coverage overall remained low, according to a study in the April 25 issue of JAMA.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-flu-vaccination-text-messaging-low-income.html
HealthTue, 24 Apr 2012 16:44:08 ESTnews254504640Significant global shortfall of trained eye doctors now and in futureDespite more than 200 000 eye doctors in practice around the globe, capacity is not keeping pace with the growing demands of ageing populations and the current needs of developing countries, finds research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-significant-global-shortfall-eye-doctors.html
OphthalmologyTue, 27 Mar 2012 04:20:01 ESTnews252040025Place matters when it comes to healthThe community or neighborhood you live in can impact your health in big ways, and disadvantaged, low-income populations in the United States are at an increased risk of experiencing unhealthy conditions, more sickness and shorter lives, according to a new study by researchers with the Virginia Commonwealth University Center on Human Needs.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-health.html
HealthFri, 02 Mar 2012 06:59:19 ESTnews249893938The cost of disabilities could reach 77.2 percent of household incomeA team of researchers have for the first time estimated the cost and impact of disabilities on the finances of disabled people. According to data, 90% of the population with a serious disability in Spain is in a state of moderate poverty and 56% lives in a state of extreme poverty.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-disabilities-percent-household-income.html
HealthWed, 04 Jan 2012 12:17:08 ESTnews244901820Fast food most popular with middle incomes(Medical Xpress) -- A new national study of eating out and income shows that fast-food dining becomes more common as earnings increase from low to middle incomes, weakening the popular notion that fast food should be blamed for higher rates of obesity among the poor.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-fast-food-popular-middle-incomes.html
HealthFri, 28 Oct 2011 08:09:57 ESTnews239008170Flame retardants linked to lower-birth-weight babiesExposure during pregnancy to flame retardant chemicals commonly found in the home is linked to lower birthweight babies, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public Health.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-flame-retardants-linked-lower-birth-weight-babies.html
HealthTue, 30 Aug 2011 14:23:55 ESTnews233933014Virginia Tech leads study to improve food security in southern AppalachiaWhile the popularity of locally and regionally grown food is on the rise among Americans, food accessibility remains a major concern for those with limited financial resources. Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is collaborating with West Virginia University and North Carolina State University to develop, implement, and evaluate a food security strategy to enhance the resiliency of the Southern Appalachian region, with a special focus on local food access and affordability for low-income populations.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-virginia-tech-food-southern-appalachia.html
HealthTue, 02 Aug 2011 14:46:47 ESTnews231514279Education - a key determinant of population growth and human well-being28 July 2011 -- Future trends in global population growth could be significantly affected by improvements in both the quality and quantity of education, particularly female education. Projections of future population trends that do not explicitly include education in their analysis may be flawed, according to research published in the journal Science.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-key-population-growth-human.html
HealthThu, 28 Jul 2011 14:06:52 ESTnews231080799